(From left) Dora Winifred “D.W.” Read, Allen “The Brain” Powers, Arthur Read, Muffy Crosswire, Jane Read, and Sue Ellen Armstrong celebrating Arthur and Muffy’s birthdays from “Happy Birthday Arthur” in 1996. WGBH Educational Foundation, WildBrain and Marc Brown Studios
WGBH Educational Foundation, WildBrain and Marc Brown Studios
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